IDW11120
Australian Government Bureau of Meteorology
Western Australia
Issued at 7:01 am WST on Friday 27 February 2026
for the period until midnight WST Sunday 1 March 2026.
Please be aware
Wind and wave forecasts are averages. Wind gusts can be 40 per cent stronger than the forecast, and stronger still in squalls and thunderstorms. Maximum waves can be twice the forecast height.
A trough extends across the Pilbara coast and through the Kimberley. West to southwesterly winds increase over the weekend about the Kimberley coast.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots east of Kalumburu during the afternoon and evening. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres east of Kalumburu during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 70% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots, reaching up to 25 knots east of Kalumburu in the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres around midday. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Westerly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres. Swell: Westerly around 1 metre. Weather: Cloudy. 95% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the early afternoon then decreasing to about 10 knots in the evening. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm in the afternoon and evening.
Winds: Westerly about 10 knots increasing to 10 to 15 knots in the middle of the day. Winds reaching up to 20 knots offshore south of Broome in the late afternoon. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 80% chance of showers north of Cape Leveque, 50% chance elsewhere. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: West to southwesterly 10 to 15 knots. Seas: Below 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Partly cloudy. 50% chance of showers. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: Variable about 10 knots becoming westerly 15 to 20 knots in the middle of the day. Seas: Around 1 metre, increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres west of Port Hedland during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon and early evening.
Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, decreasing to 1 metre during the morning, then increasing to 1 to 1.5 metres during the afternoon. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny morning. The chance of a thunderstorm inshore in the afternoon.
Winds: West to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots tending north to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots during the morning then tending west to northwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the afternoon. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: Westerly below 1 metre. Weather: Mostly sunny. The chance of a thunderstorm.
Winds: West to northwesterly 10 to 15 knots, reaching up to 20 knots offshore east of Barrow Island in the evening. Seas: Around 1 metre. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: Westerly 10 to 15 knots turning south to southwesterly early in the morning. Winds reaching up to 25 knots west of Barrow Island during the afternoon and evening. Seas: 1 to 1.5 metres, increasing to 1 to 2 metres offshore west of Onslow during the morning. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre offshore. Weather: Sunny.
Winds: South to southwesterly 15 to 25 knots tending west to southwesterly 15 to 20 knots during the day. Seas: 1 to 2 metres. Swell: West to southwesterly around 1 metre inshore, increasing to 1 to 2 metres about offshore western waters. Weather: Sunny.
The next routine forecast will be issued at 1:01 pm WST Friday.
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